Wire fence



(No Model.)

D. MILLER WIRE FENCE.

Pat entedDeo. 5, 1893.

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HENRY D. MILLER, OF BROOKVILLE, OHIO.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 510,040, dated December 5, 1893. Application filed November 26, 1 892. $erial No. 453,219. (No model.)

To aZZwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY I). MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brookville,in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Wire Fence, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wire-fences; the objects in view being to pro-' duce a fence so constructed that the runnerwires will remain parallel and not become spread; furthermore, to produce a newand improved stay for accomplishing the above purpose.

With these objects in view, the invention consists in certain features of construction hereinafter specified and particularly pointed out inthe claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of a wire-fence constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view in elevation illustrating the preferred manner of connecting the runner-wires. Fig. 3 isa vertical sectional view of a runner-wire illustrating the application of the stay-wire thereto. Fig. 4 is a side elevation similar to Fig. 2, but illustrating a different mode of connecting the stay and runner-wires. Fig.5 is ahorizontal sectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view on the line 88 of Fig. 4:- 7

Like numerals indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The parallel runner-wires 1, may be of any number, and in this instance I have shown five, the same being connected at intervals. by vertical stays. Each stay comprises a series of sections 3 the lower section being longer than the remaining sections and there fore designed to connect two or more ofthe lowermost strands. The upper end of the lower section terminates in an eye 4, and connects with a similar eye 4 formed on the lower end of the next adjacent short section. In practice a series of these short sections is applied to the several strands of runner wires that are located above those that are connected by the lower stay and each terminates at a point mid-way between the strands andis provided with the aforesaid interlocking eyes at whereby as will be obvious I produce a stay that while sufficiently rigid to maintain the strands of runner-wires'in their proper relative positions yet will permit of a slight yielding of the upper strands of the series thus preventing breakage and insuring durability.

Various means may be suggested for securing the stay wires and runner-wires together. I preferably however kink said wires, as indicated at 5, at their points of intersection and employ a suitable wrapping wire to secure them against sliding.

In Fig. 2 Iillustrate oneformof wrapping, wherein two separate wrapping wires 7 and 8 are employed. The horizontal wire 7 is wrapped about the runner-wire lat one side of the vertical strand .or stay, passes diagonally to an opposite point wherethe wrapping is continued. The remaining wrapping wire 8 is applied to the vertical stay in the same manner and crosses the strand 7 as in-- dicated at 9. A simpler: form I have illustrated in Fig. 4 and in thisinstance I employ but one strand of wrapping wire 11.. The strands are applied by being wound upon the wire 1 passed about the two wires at the points of intersection and subsequently wrapped about the stay wires. I do not however limit my invention to these details just described in that I may connect the stays to the runner-wires in various ways.

From the foregoing description, in the connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a cheap and economical wire-fence, that may be readily formed or manufactured, and which when in position will be strong and durable; furthermore that the runner-wires will be maintained securely in position with relation to each other and cannot become spread or otherwise disconnected from the stay-wires; and finally, by means of the flexibility of the upper portions of said stay-wires the runner-wires are rendered sufficiently flexible to yield to any impact against them that would otherwise be sufficient to break or injure the fence.

Having described my invention, what I claim is .o loose interlocking eyes, the lower eye of the lowest short stay section being connected with the lower longest stay section, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in 15 the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY D. MILLER. Witnesses:

M. H. EMERIOK, N. W. DECKER. 

